Dylan Speaks

Story

Synopsis

The legendary press conference in San Fransisco at KQED studios on Dec. 3rd 1965. This was a pivotal year in Bob Dylan's career. In the early part of the year he released "Bringing It All Back Home", the first album that saw him move distinctly away from his folk music origins. In the summer he followed it with "Highway 61 Revisited", an out and out rock 'n' roll album, and the single "Like A Rolling Stone" hit No.2 on the US charts. His appearance at that year's Newport Folk Festival saw him use an electric guitar on stage, a hugely controversial move at the time that saw him booed by much of the audience. Against this background, Dylan went into the studios of TV station KQED in San Francisco for a broadcast press conference hosted by Ralph J. Gleason, his only one from this era ever to be filmed.

Director

Robert N. Zagone

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

3 December 1965

Ensemble

Cast

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  Bob Dylan

  Self

• Ralph J. Gleason

  Host

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  Allen Ginsberg

  Self (archive footage)

• Bill Graham

  Self

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  Larry Hankin

  Self